UNSPSC 50344639: Frozen picnic melons

The variety of melons known as picnic melons that have been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50344639 Frozen picnic melons is a Commodity code. State and local governments soliciting under this code buy groceries and food service supplies for institutional settings—schools, state hospitals, corrections facilities, and child care programs—where frozen and fresh produce appear as line items within broader food procurement. Recent opportunities show that frozen melons (and frozen produce broadly) are purchased as components of comprehensive grocery bids spanning proteins, dairy, pantry staples, and seasonal produce rather than as standalone commodity purchases. The issuing bodies span state health and human services departments, county school districts, city boards of education, and special-purpose agencies like Head Start and county corrections facilities. Texas Health and Human Services Commission appears twice in recent activity, indicating sustained institutional demand from state hospital and supported living center food services.

Geographic activity concentrates in the Southeast and Texas, with recent solicitations from Georgia (Hancock County Schools, Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools, Bulloch County Schools, Fulton County Schools, Douglas County School System, Early County Schools, City Schools of Decatur, Henry County Schools), Texas (HHSC Big Spring State Hospital, HHSC El Paso State Supported Living Center, Head Start of Greater Dallas), Florida (Hillsborough County Public Schools), Connecticut (City of Bridgeport Board of Education), Missouri (Rockwood R-VI School District), New Jersey (Department of Human Services frozen vegetables bid), Oregon (Department of Corrections), and California (County of Santa Clara). Representative opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0017660 for FY27 groceries at Big Spring State Hospital (bids due July 27, 2026), spanning 110+ line items with a prior-year baseline of $32,226.36; the Bridgeport Board of Education IFB BID052266 for 1,100+ grocery line items supporting the National School Lunch Program (due June 30, 2026); and Head Start of Greater Dallas IFB 26-GP for approximately 32,409 cases of frozen foods, produce, and meat products meeting Child and Adult Care Food Program requirements (due June 24, 2026, estimated value $969,460.94). The code shows consistent recent activity with response dates concentrated between late February and late July 2026.